My character, as discussed with the GM
Name: Wolfram Thiess A.K.A the Hound of God
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Human, most of the time.
Appearance: Totally just an ordinary priest
Personality: Having been raised by the Church from the youngest part of his childhood while also feeling rather immense guilt over his lupine curse, Wolfram tries his best to be as close to what he considers the ideal priest as possible. Largely non-violent out of the context of his job, pious but also kind and easy to relate to while remaining first and foremost a servant of whatever community he happens to find himself in and the Church as a whole, this is what he aspires to become. He's slightly more bloodthirsty or at least eager for combat than he thinks is proper for a priest though he generally tries to channel these impulses into his work. He really does try to be the perfect servant of god and his fellow man, but in truth it's driven by a deep seated guilt and doubt of himself rather than his being-at least as he sees it- truly good. In fact he feels driven to act like the picture of a perfect priest and Exorcist, a desire that motivates his every action in life to one degree or another near constantly.
Abilities:
Magic Trait-Lunatic Fang: Wolfram's Magic Trait enables a strange sort of metamorphosis linked to the lunar cycle that forces the bearer to become increasingly wolf-like in mind and body the closer one approaches to the full moon. Normally this would just cause the bearer to transform into a savage and powerful magical beast on the full moon. With additional training, Wolfram has become able to trigger his transformation at will, with both the severity of the transformation and the boost he gets from it varying based on the current phase of the moon. All levels of the transformation give him a large boost to his physical attributes including strength, speed, agility, reflexes and durability as well as giving him senses vastly superior to those of an ordinary human being and a healing factor that matches if not exceeds that of a vampire, though he's not sure how he would fair against complete decapitation. At the New Moon, Wolfram merely gains razor sharp teeth and claws and the power he gains from his transformation is at its' weakest. Transitional forms make him something of a man-wolf hybrid, and he has to work to suppress his more lupine instincts. On nights with a Full Moon, Wolfram has to actively suppress his transformation or else risk turning into a giant wolf driven mainly by hunger and instinct, though he can occasionally direct this form through sheer willpower and training. The only thing known to stop his immense healing factor in such cases is silver, which can disrupt his trait through its' association with the Moon.
Magic Affinity-Wolfram's Affinity is for the Moon, which mainly allows him to cast spells that manipulate gravity in various ways, though its' other associations also grant him easier access to spells involving cycles, change and illusion. He can alter the direction and intensity of his personal relationship to gravity to increase his maneuverability options in combat or occasionally set traps involving sudden crushing or weightlessness, as well as do things like change and increase the gravity of small objects to make them powerful projectiles as a few examples of the gravity-based aspect. He often uses Change to shape the terrain around him into physical barriers, traps or attacks. For example causing opponents to be trapped in a rapidly formed prison of earth with holy symbols sculpted all over it, or shaping other solids into a large animate fist of metal or stone. Illusions are often used to make himself cloaked and harder to detect, hide traps or create illusory body doubles during combat or conceal his true attacks.
Skills: For one thing as a High Executor of the Catholic Church, Wolfram has spent his life trying to train his body and his combat skills to the highest levels attainable by an ordinary human. He can fight at very high speeds as well as perform nearly superhuman acrobatic feats like running on walls or fighting across rooftops with ease and engage vampires in hand-to-hand combat successfully even without the use of his transformation. He's an extremely skilled martial artist, especially with his unique weapon that is a combination of a large bladed weapon, chain and flail. In addition he's fluent in numerous languages including English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Latin, and is a fairly decent cook of numerous types of food.
Equipment: Wolfram's primary equipment is his combination weapon, 13:13. It has three components the first of which is a large blade with a grip through the middle similar to a giant version of a Deer Horn Knife. The second part attached to the handle is a chain. The third portion attached to the other end of the chain is a large, fairly heavy cross with spikes on each of the ends. Individually named The blade is called Hope, the Cross is called Faith and the Chain is called Love. though it may not look it the chain is actuality the most dangerous part, as it is a replica of the Chains of Saint Peter, a Saint's Tool of the church. It is therefore nearly unbreakable, naturally filled with holy energy and most notably able to increase or decrease its' length at the user's will seemingly indefinitely allowing it to be wielded in a variety of ways for different purposes. He also generally carries a pocket bible with him, though this is mostly a personal preference.
Brief Backstory: Wolfram Thiess was abandoned to a local Catholic Church in Germany with nothing but his name at the age of three due to the...peculiar nature of his existence and Magic Trait. Wolfram was taken in and raised by the Church, specifically by a group of Exorcists and Exorcist trainers since few others were qualified to stop his monthly episodes. Wracked with guilt about his monstrous nature and desperate to prove he was more than a beast in human skin, Wolfram decided that not only would he become strong enough to stop himself, he would become the epitome of a perfect priest and Exorcist worthy of love and admiration. He trained constantly and ceaselessly and by the age of 10, he was already taking on missions in the field as an Exorcist. He pushed himself to act with perfection even in terms of his personality, though it showed through most in his work where he gained a reputation not only for excellence beginning at such a young age, but also a willingness to be assigned to any mission, no matter how dangerous.
By the age of seventeen, he had gained a very considerable kill count and become known for his unfailing pursuit of evil, so much so that he'd earned the right to be called a High Executor. Still he didn't feel truly satisfied with his newfound fame, found no greater glory than that which serving God already gave him. He did gain respect, even friendship from his comrades within the Exorcist Corps and the Catholic Church as a whole but there were still those that saw him as a monster and looked down on him. Worse yet, he felt that he hadn't earned the praise, had just been putting on a front in order to achieve a goal that still seemed eternally out of reach. Still, he continued to serve the Church and God as faithfully as ever. The philosophy by which he'd lived his entire life allowed for nothing less.
Now the Church has sent him to the Imaginary District, fearing such a place could become a haven for dark supernatural creatures and deciding to send one of their most trusted agents in case the area proved more dangerous than anticipated.
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Human, most of the time.
Appearance: Totally just an ordinary priest
Personality: Having been raised by the Church from the youngest part of his childhood while also feeling rather immense guilt over his lupine curse, Wolfram tries his best to be as close to what he considers the ideal priest as possible. Largely non-violent out of the context of his job, pious but also kind and easy to relate to while remaining first and foremost a servant of whatever community he happens to find himself in and the Church as a whole, this is what he aspires to become. He's slightly more bloodthirsty or at least eager for combat than he thinks is proper for a priest though he generally tries to channel these impulses into his work. He really does try to be the perfect servant of god and his fellow man, but in truth it's driven by a deep seated guilt and doubt of himself rather than his being-at least as he sees it- truly good. In fact he feels driven to act like the picture of a perfect priest and Exorcist, a desire that motivates his every action in life to one degree or another near constantly.
Abilities:
Magic Trait-Lunatic Fang: Wolfram's Magic Trait enables a strange sort of metamorphosis linked to the lunar cycle that forces the bearer to become increasingly wolf-like in mind and body the closer one approaches to the full moon. Normally this would just cause the bearer to transform into a savage and powerful magical beast on the full moon. With additional training, Wolfram has become able to trigger his transformation at will, with both the severity of the transformation and the boost he gets from it varying based on the current phase of the moon. All levels of the transformation give him a large boost to his physical attributes including strength, speed, agility, reflexes and durability as well as giving him senses vastly superior to those of an ordinary human being and a healing factor that matches if not exceeds that of a vampire, though he's not sure how he would fair against complete decapitation. At the New Moon, Wolfram merely gains razor sharp teeth and claws and the power he gains from his transformation is at its' weakest. Transitional forms make him something of a man-wolf hybrid, and he has to work to suppress his more lupine instincts. On nights with a Full Moon, Wolfram has to actively suppress his transformation or else risk turning into a giant wolf driven mainly by hunger and instinct, though he can occasionally direct this form through sheer willpower and training. The only thing known to stop his immense healing factor in such cases is silver, which can disrupt his trait through its' association with the Moon.
Magic Affinity-Wolfram's Affinity is for the Moon, which mainly allows him to cast spells that manipulate gravity in various ways, though its' other associations also grant him easier access to spells involving cycles, change and illusion. He can alter the direction and intensity of his personal relationship to gravity to increase his maneuverability options in combat or occasionally set traps involving sudden crushing or weightlessness, as well as do things like change and increase the gravity of small objects to make them powerful projectiles as a few examples of the gravity-based aspect. He often uses Change to shape the terrain around him into physical barriers, traps or attacks. For example causing opponents to be trapped in a rapidly formed prison of earth with holy symbols sculpted all over it, or shaping other solids into a large animate fist of metal or stone. Illusions are often used to make himself cloaked and harder to detect, hide traps or create illusory body doubles during combat or conceal his true attacks.
Skills: For one thing as a High Executor of the Catholic Church, Wolfram has spent his life trying to train his body and his combat skills to the highest levels attainable by an ordinary human. He can fight at very high speeds as well as perform nearly superhuman acrobatic feats like running on walls or fighting across rooftops with ease and engage vampires in hand-to-hand combat successfully even without the use of his transformation. He's an extremely skilled martial artist, especially with his unique weapon that is a combination of a large bladed weapon, chain and flail. In addition he's fluent in numerous languages including English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Italian and Latin, and is a fairly decent cook of numerous types of food.
Equipment: Wolfram's primary equipment is his combination weapon, 13:13. It has three components the first of which is a large blade with a grip through the middle similar to a giant version of a Deer Horn Knife. The second part attached to the handle is a chain. The third portion attached to the other end of the chain is a large, fairly heavy cross with spikes on each of the ends. Individually named The blade is called Hope, the Cross is called Faith and the Chain is called Love. though it may not look it the chain is actuality the most dangerous part, as it is a replica of the Chains of Saint Peter, a Saint's Tool of the church. It is therefore nearly unbreakable, naturally filled with holy energy and most notably able to increase or decrease its' length at the user's will seemingly indefinitely allowing it to be wielded in a variety of ways for different purposes. He also generally carries a pocket bible with him, though this is mostly a personal preference.
Brief Backstory: Wolfram Thiess was abandoned to a local Catholic Church in Germany with nothing but his name at the age of three due to the...peculiar nature of his existence and Magic Trait. Wolfram was taken in and raised by the Church, specifically by a group of Exorcists and Exorcist trainers since few others were qualified to stop his monthly episodes. Wracked with guilt about his monstrous nature and desperate to prove he was more than a beast in human skin, Wolfram decided that not only would he become strong enough to stop himself, he would become the epitome of a perfect priest and Exorcist worthy of love and admiration. He trained constantly and ceaselessly and by the age of 10, he was already taking on missions in the field as an Exorcist. He pushed himself to act with perfection even in terms of his personality, though it showed through most in his work where he gained a reputation not only for excellence beginning at such a young age, but also a willingness to be assigned to any mission, no matter how dangerous.
By the age of seventeen, he had gained a very considerable kill count and become known for his unfailing pursuit of evil, so much so that he'd earned the right to be called a High Executor. Still he didn't feel truly satisfied with his newfound fame, found no greater glory than that which serving God already gave him. He did gain respect, even friendship from his comrades within the Exorcist Corps and the Catholic Church as a whole but there were still those that saw him as a monster and looked down on him. Worse yet, he felt that he hadn't earned the praise, had just been putting on a front in order to achieve a goal that still seemed eternally out of reach. Still, he continued to serve the Church and God as faithfully as ever. The philosophy by which he'd lived his entire life allowed for nothing less.
Now the Church has sent him to the Imaginary District, fearing such a place could become a haven for dark supernatural creatures and deciding to send one of their most trusted agents in case the area proved more dangerous than anticipated.
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